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Documentary highlights how dogs can help veterans overcome PTSD

They say a dog is a man's best friend, but a new documentary aims to show that they can also be a soldier's best friend.

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Updated: 11:16 PM EDT Jul 6, 2016

Documentary highlights how dogs can help veterans overcome PTSD

They say a dog is a man's best friend, but a new documentary aims to show that they can also be a soldier's best friend.

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WEBVTT , INCLUDING BROWN-FORMAN AND EARLY TIMES KENTUCKY WHISKEY, BUT IT'S FOCUS IS ON ONE GROUP, AND THAT'S VETERANS. YOU ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT EVERYBODY AROUND YOU, AND IT DRIVES YOU CRAZY. MORGAN: THERE WAS A TIME WHEN JOE SWOBODA WOULD'VE HAD A HARD TIME ATTENDING A FILM SCREENING, LET ALONE ONE FOR A FILM HE IS IN. SWOBODA SUFFERS FROM PTSD. >> YOUR BUDDIES, YOUR MISSION, THAT'S ALL YOU THINK ABOUT. WHEN YOU COME HOME, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE. MORGAN: BUT AT THE FRAZIER MUSEUM WEDNESDAY, HE DID HAVE A BUDDY BY HIS SIDE. HER NAME IS LILY. >> I'M SORT OF DRIVING MISS LILY, IF YOU WILL. EVERYBODY WANTS TO FOCUS ON HER, AND I'M FINE WITH IT. MORGAN: SWOBODA AND LILY, ALONG WITH THIS MAN, FELLOW ARMY VET TRAVIS DAVIS, WERE THE STARS OF THE SHOW. THEY ARE THE SUBJECT OF REINFORCEMENTS WHICH FOLLOWS THE TRIO ON A CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP. K9'S FOR WARRIORS BROUGHT LIL AND SWOBODA TOGETHER, AND SOON, DAVIS WILL HAVE A DOG OF HIS OWN , TRAINED SPECIFICALLY FOR HIS NEEDS. >> SOMEONE TO GO OUT AND DO THINGS, AND OTHERS WANT TO HIDE AND STAY BACK. MORGAN: THIS FILM WHICH PREMIERED IN FRONT OF DOZENS OF PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE CAUSE AIMS TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE GOOD A DOG CAN DO IN A SOLDIER'S LIFE.